Dan, I am glad to hear you managed to get this working. Did you do it through google console or some other place? It will very useful if you could share what steps we need to take for this.
Thanks. On Friday, 11 April 2014 21:08:17 UTC+1, Dan wrote: > > I should add that I guess this also means you don't need a Google Apps > account for custom domains anymore! Another thing we have all been waiting > for. > > On Friday, April 11, 2014 8:54:24 PM UTC+1, Dan wrote: >> >> Amazing! It works! You can now serve naked domains with App Engine! >> >> Barry, you are correct I did have my naked domain mapped to www in Google >> Apps. However I removed the mapping prior to trying the new Google Console >> Custom Domain Settings. I just assumed Google did something stupid like by >> default redirect naked domains to www. >> >> In the end what I needed to do was completely disassociate my App Engine >> app and my Google Apps account. Once I did this it all started to work. >> Hooray, this is a feature we have all been waiting for since 2009! Thanks >> Google I really appreciate the return of naked domain serving. >> >> On Friday, April 11, 2014 5:16:36 PM UTC+1, barryhunter wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11 April 2014 16:56, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I raised this issue because I saw Google released their Cloud DNS >>>> service and CloudFlare released there CNAME flattening service. >>>> >>>> I was also VERY hopeful about the new Google Console App Engine domain >>>> mapping feature. Unfortunately, for me, it just redirects naked domains to >>>> subdomains which is not what I want. >>>> >>> >>> Are you sure about that? >>> >>> When I looked at the control panel, you can set a mapping from the naken >>> domain to Appengine. >>> >>> For a redirect to work, it would have to tell you to setup the DNS for >>> the naked domain, AND the DNS for whatever subdomain it redirects to. >>> >>> >>> >>> In fact I just tried it, with a spare domain I had already verified with >>> Google. I added it in the cloud control panel, then did a request >>> >>> # GET http://216.239.32.21/ -HHost:geograph.co.uk -usedS >>> >>> ... I get the content from a AppEngine App (geodatastore). >>> >>> No Redirect, no where else have setup a mapping from this domain to >>> appengine. Note however also this mapping doesnt exist in DNS either (I'm >>> just using it for testing purposes. . ) >>> >>> >>> Maybe you are getting the redirect, because you have previouslly set it >>> up in the Google Apps control panel? So its still managing the redirect, if >>> so need to delete that so that the new cloud control panel can configure >>> what happens with the domain. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Also CloudFlare just confirmed that the Flexible SSL option on their >>>> Pro Plan will also not work with GAE naked domains. >>>> >>>> I guess I am stuck as I really don't want to run a reverse proxy on a >>>> VPS somewhere. >>>> >>>> On Friday, April 11, 2014 4:40:46 PM UTC+1, barryhunter wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 11 April 2014 16:36, husayt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This new google cloud DNS , might be interesting: >>>>>> https://developers.google.com/cloud-dns/ >>>>>> but I have not looked into it. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It doesnt help directly. It doesnt support ALIAS records nor >>>>> particular intergration with AppEngine. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ... it it offers no additional features beyond what would get at any >>>>> other DNS provider. Its just useful if want to handle everything via >>>>> Google. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The new domain mapping feature just found, does indeed look like it >>>>> will sort it :) Could use it with couldflare, with cloud-dns, or what >>>>> ever >>>>> dns provider you want. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Google App Engine" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
